Battle of Kyōkōji
| Battle of Kyōkōji | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Miyoshi Nagayoshi |
Hatakeyama Takamasa Shima Sakon | ||||||
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| 60,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
Location within Japan | |||||||
The 1562 Battle of Kyōkōji (教興寺の戦い, no Tatakai) was one of many battles fought between the Miyoshi and Hatakeyama in Japan's Sengoku period. On 19–20 May of that year, the battle was won by Miyoshi Nagayoshi over Hatakeyama Takamasa.[1]
References
- ^ Yumikura (2006), p.354.
Works cited
- 弓倉弘年 (Yumikura Hirotoshi) (20 December 2006). 中世後期畿内近国守護の研究 [Research on the Shugo of Kinai and Nearby Provinces in the Late Middle Ages] (in Japanese). Seibundo Shuppan. ISBN 4-7924-0616-1.